Enter the Dampire

The Xander Bane Chronicles, Book One

By: Joshua Griffith

Narrated by: Victor Warren

Xander Bane. The diminutive antihero you never knew you needed.

Xander Bane, a half-breed of a vampire and a demon, has been around for more than 300 years, and in that time he has been scorned by everyone with whom he crosses paths. Known infamously from the Fae War as the Abominable Butcher for his brutal killing style, Xander uses his skills working for the Assassin's Guild. Word spreads that he has broken the Vampire Pact, an accord struck at the end of the war that forbids all vampires from feeding on sentient beings, and now he's being pursued by the Peacekeepers of Le'orn, a fanatical group of mages tasked with enforcing all pacts and agreements.

Will Xander's cunning save him from the mages, or will he end up with his head on the chopping block?

©2020 Joshua Griffith (P)2020 Joshua Griffith

A good start...

Narrator did great with male characters and shrugged with female. great job overall!

Story:

I enjoyed most of the story and journey. From a worrying aspect there were a lot of related phrases and words. If I ever hear "diminutive form" or "her core" again ever in my life I will run screaming in the other direction. (These were the most egregious offenders.)

Aside from that, there is a sec scene that wants to be somehow explicit in that it doesn't fade to black but then not lewd as it's as if it were being described in front of someone's grandmother. PICK A DIRECTION. Either fade to black or lean in hard and embrace the act in all its carnal glory.

By the end of the book, I wanted to hear more so sins aside I call that a success. Good job author, and I can't wait to see where our DIMINUTIVE Dampire goes!

Want something different …? Read it !

The story and performance is a perfect match.

Fun ride !

Can’t wait for the second one ….

GREAT READ!

I really enjoyed it! This book caught my attention from the very beginning and held it throughout the entire book! The narration was great and kept me entertained! The author did a great job with the character builds and plot! This was my first book by this author but definitely not my last! I look forward to reading more books in this series! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Enjoyable Story Kept Me Interested

4.5 out of 5 stars

One of the things I like most about audiobooks is the ability to find new authors to read and listen to. Enter the Dampire is exactly like that. I’ve never heard of or read anything by Joshua Griffith, but I can tell you this, after this book I’ll be checking more stuff from him out. His writing style drew me in from the first lines and kept me there with a combination of intrigue, great character building, and old-fashioned plot-work.

Enter The Dampire was a novel that had me laughing as much as it had me “looking away”. It’s a great combination of writing styles that when you combine them, turns this into a really interesting book.

The first thing I noticed about this book was just how good the performance by Victor Warren was. The story pulled me in quickly but Victor Warren’s narration kept me intrigued. He’s able to voice each character in a way that makes them interesting but also so that as a reader I know who is who.

Overall, an enjoyable book that I’m glad that I picked up. One that I will continue the series if it comes to audio and if Warren narrates it.

Awesome story!

The writing and narration come together wonderfully to make this fantasy tale extremely enjoyable. I'm looking forward to book 2.